Am C G F I come from down in the valley, ... Am C F C They bring you up to .. F C G Am Me and Mary we met in high school... Dm C F We'd ride out of that valley ... Am F G C We'd go down to the river.... Am F G A Oh down to the ... Am C G F Then I got Mary pregnant, And man ..... Am C F C And for my nineteenth birthday I ... F C G Am We went down to the courthouse, And ... Dm C F No wedding day smiles no walk down ... Am F G C That night we went down to the river, ... Am F G F On down to the river ..
Am C G F I got a job working ... Am C F C But lately there ain't been ... F Now all them things that .... C G Am Well mister they vanished .... Dm C F Now I just act like I don't remember.... Am C But I remember us riding in ... G F Her body tan and wet down .. Am C At night on them banks ... F C And pull her close just to feel .... F C Am Now those memories come back to ... Dm C Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, Or ... Am F G C Down to the river though I ... Am F G That sends me down to the .. Am F G C Am F G Down to the river, My baby and I, .... Am F oh oh oh oh oh oh (The exact amount of oohing depends on version)
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for The River by Bruce Springsteen